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PASSENGER RECORDER.

Patented Apr. 7, 1885.

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AUGUSTUS TORREY, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, AND DENNIS J. CASEY, OF CYLON,WVISCONSIN.

PASSENGER-RECORDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 315,355, dated April 7,1885.

Application filed June 25, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it nmy concern.-

Be it known that we, AUGUSTUS Toannv, a citizen of the United States,residing at De troit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, andDENNIS J. CASEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oylon, inthe county of St. GroiX, State of lVisconsin, have jointly inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Passenger-Recorders; and we dohereby declare that the same are fully described in the followingspecification, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in passenger-registers for thepurpose of automatically recording the number of passengers both ingoing to and from railroad-cars, as well as automatically recording thenumber of miles that the passengers have traveledin such conveyances.

The invention is particularly designed and constructed for use onrailroad-cars; but with a slight modification it is equally well adaptedfor any other land or water conveyance, as well as for entrances totheaters, halls, public grounds, &c., where it is desirable toautomatically record and keep account of the number of persons going inor out at such places. In this our passenger-recorder we use movableplates or covers on the steps; or the latter may be yielding, and when apassenger goes up or down the steps the pressure thereon will cause theelectrodes in an electrical circuit to meet in metallic connection, bywhich the circuit is closed, and a marker attached to a movable lever(one for each step) is attracted by means of an electro-magnet, so as tomake a mark or inde'nture upon a ribbon drawn over a roll by means ofsuitable clock-work, and thus record on such ribbon that a passenger hasgone off or on the car. By means of a separate clock mechanism a leverhaving attached to it a marker is mechanically operated so as toindicate upon the paper ribbon (that is fed forward by means of the mainclock mechanism) the number of miles that the car or vehicle hastraveled, or the time that the car has been running from and to the endsof its route, such time or mile marks to be made at constant intervalsupon the movable ribbon. In connection with this our passengerregisterwe employ a brake electro-magnet which is thrown in the electricalcircuit whenever any one of the steps is depressed, and thereby releasesa brake mechanism applied to the roll on which the paper ribbon is beingwound, so as to cause the latter to move with less velocity when no oneis going up or down the steps, as compared with the feed of the paperribbon during the time passengers are going up or down the steps.

IVe do not wish to confine ourselves to any particular kind of clockmechanism for feeding the paper ribbon or for marking time or miledistances thereon in a mechanical manner, as this may be done bywell-known mechanical means; nor to the exact electrical means foroperating the recorder-levers, as shown in the drawings, as this may bemodified and varied according to circumstances without departing fromthe essence of our invention.

On the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a sectional sideelevation of an ordinary passenger-car provided with our improvedpassenger-register. Fig. 2 represents a plan view of the paper-reel,mechanicallyoperated paper-feed drum, the brake electromagnet, andarmature-levers and electromagnets for marking the paper ribbon. Fig. 3represents a side elevation of the registering apparatus as shown inFig. 2. Fig. 4 represents a cross-section on the line A B shown in Figs.2 and 3. Fig. 5 represents a cross-section on the line C D shown in Fig.2. Fig. 6 represents a plan view of the paper ribbon, showing the marksor indentures caused by the markers and their intermediate connectingmechanism to the steps of the car. Fig. 7 represents a plan view of thesteps with their yielding plates. Fig. 8 represents an enlarged planView of one of the treadles, showing the springs and electrodes indotted lines; and Fig. 9 represents a crosssection on the line E F shownin Fig. 8.

Similar letters refer to similar parts when ever they occur on thedifferent parts of the drawings.

a in Figs. 2 and 3 is the paper-reel, placed on a roller having aspindle, I), supported in suitable bearings, c 0, so that the paper reelICO and roller may be freely rotated as the paper a is drawn from it bythe rotary roller (2, having attached to it the gear-wheel e, that isretated by means of pinionf and clock mechanism actuating it, such clockmechanism being, however, not shown in the drawings. The roller d isattached to a central spindle, d, loosely journaled in the bearirig-brackets g g, as shown, or in any other equivalent manner; andattached to such roller (1 is the brake-drum d, which moves with thesaid roller d and its gear-wheel c. Loosely journaled on spindle d isthe toothed ratchet-wheel 71, having secured to it a spring-bar, it,provided in its free end. with a brake-block, h, bearing on thebrake-drum d, as shown in Fig. 3, so as to cause the paper a to be drawnonto the drum or roll (I with greater frictional resistance when theratchet-wheel h is held stationary by means of the pawl i, as comparedwith its motion when said pawl is released from the said ratchet-wheelh. The pawl t is hinged at t" to the bracket g, and is provided with astem, *5, loosely guided in suitable bearings, 2' 1, as shown in Fig. 3,and terminating in its up per end as an armature, i", which is attractedto the cores of the eleetro-magnets it, when the latter are in theelectrical circuit, by which the pawl i is released from theratchet-wheel h,- but as soon as the electric current is broken thepawlt' drops down into locking position on ratchet-wheel 71, as shown inFig. 3. The electro-magncts it we term the brake-magnets, and suchmagnets are to be in the electrical circuit whenever any one of thesteps is pressed down, as will be further described, the object being toretard the motion of roller (2 and the paper a when no registering takesplace, and to increase such motion during the time the registering takesplace, and thereby to save unnecessary waste of paper. In its passageirom the reel a to the rotary roller cl the paper ribbon to is cariedover the guide-roller Z, (shown in Figs. 4 and 5 and in dotted lines inFig. 3,) such guide-roller having its spindle loosely supported in thebearing bracket or frame m, as shown in said Figs. 3, 4, and 5.

In suitable guides or perforations in the upper part of bracket m arelocated the recording pins or markers n n, such pins being free to moveup and down in such guides when actuated by the respective armatureregisterlevers 0 0 0, to theinner ends of which they are respectivelyattached, as shown in Figs. 2 and 5. The markers n n are arranged in arow above the guide-roller Z and parallel to its axis, as shown. Thelevers 0 0 are hinged to the respective fulera 0 0, and are provided intheir outer ends with the armatures 0 0, as shown in Fig. 3, sucharmatures being located directly below the cores of the respectiveelectro-magnets p p.

q in Figs. 7, 8, and 9 represents one of the ordinary stationary stepsof a railway-carriage, to the upper side of which is hinged thevertically-movable plates 1' 0', two for each step, as shown in Figs. 1,7, and 8. Each such movable plate 1 is hinged to the step g at r, and isnormally held upward to the position shown in Fig. 9 by means of thesprings 1"1', interposed between step (1 and plates 1' r, at shown inFig. 9.

To prevent dust, snow, and rain from getting in between the plates 1' rand step g, as well as to prevent anybody from maliciously inserting awedge or obstruction between such parts, we unite the outer edge of theplate r to the step q by means of a flexible rubber or other guards andpacking, s, secured in any suitable manner to such parts, for thepurpose set forth.

' R is an insulated electrode (one or more) secured to the under side ofthe movable plate 7', and Q is asimilarly-insulated electrode (one ormore) secured to the top of stationary step q, as shown in Fig. 9.

From the electrode It on each plate rin the series leads a wire, It, tothe negative pole of the battery X, (shown in Fig. 2,) and from theelectrode Q; on each step leads a wire, Q, to its corresponding electromagnet, p, as shown in said Fig. 2.

From the positive pole of the battery I leads a wire, T, to the brakeelectro-magnets 7c, and from the latter leads a wire, U, to theelectromagnets 12 p, as shown in Fig. 2.

In practice the recording device, with its paper-rolls, clock-work,electro-magnets, and markers. &c., may be inclosed in a suitable box, V,(shown in Fig. 1,) and the battery may be inclosed in a suitable box,)V, (also shown in Fig. 1,) and the eonnecting-wires from the steps tothe battery and registering apparatus may be concealed by being inclosedwithin a suitable pipe, Y, (shown in said Fig. 1;) but this is notimportant, as said parts may be located within the car or conveyance inany room or closet that will be found most practical and adapted for thepurpose.

For the purpose of i'narking upon the paper a the time consumed inrunning the train be tween its termini, we employ a separate marker, N,(shown in Fig. 4,) located in a line with the markers at a, and havingattached to it the inner end of the rock-lever N, the outer end of whichis raised once during the revolution of the canrdisk N, that is kept ina constant rotation around its axis by means of suitable clock mechanismapplied to its shalt, by which arrangement the time-marks t tareproduced near one edge of paper ribbon a, as shown in Fig. 6.

The operation of the automatic electric recording apparatus is asfollows: By means of the clock mechanism applied to pinion f the paper ais drawn from reel a onto roller d, and passes over the guide-roller Zdirectly beneath the lower ends of the markers a a without coming incontact therewith when no one is going up or down on the steps. As soonas a person commences to depress a stepplate, r, by going out of or intothe car, the electrodes Q R of such step are brought in metalliccontact, causing the current to be closed and.

passed through the electro-magnet p corresponding to such step,by whichthe armature lever 0 of said electro-magnet is rocked by the attractiveforce of the magnet, causing the inner end of such lever to depress itsmarker it onto the paper ribbon a and to make a mark or dent thereon, asshown ate in Fig. 6. Ifthe person passes up the three stepsquickly,three short marks will be made in a corresponding place on thepaper a, as shown in the upper left-hand corner of Fig. 6. If a personin going out of the car remains longer on the upper step than on theother two lower ones, one long mark and two short ones will be producedon the paper, as shown at the right hand of the upper part of Fig. 6,and so on. The apparatus will accurately indicate if a person should gopart way up or down the steps without going into or out of the car, and,in connection with the time-marker, will indicate at what time suchexits and entrances were made. At the same time as the current is closedfor any particular electro-magnet p it also passes to the brakeelectro-magnet is, causing the pawl 42 to be released from the ratcheth, and thus permit the paper a to move forward with an increasedvelocity. The moment a person relieves the pressure on any particularstep the current is broken at such place, and its correspondingarmature-lever is moved by its own gravity to its normal position, andno marking is effected for such step until it is again depressed, and soon.

Having thus fully described the nature, construction, and operation ofour invention, we wish to secure by Letters Patent and claim- 1. In apassenger-recordin g device, the combination of the followinginstrumentalities: steps q, yielding plate 0", electrodes Q R, anarmature-lever and markers, a battery and elect-romagnets, and wiresleading thereto for electrically operating said armature-lever andmarkers, as described, the ribbon a, and mechanically-operated roller dfor feeding it, and the mechanically-operated lever N, provided with itsmarker N, to indicate upon the ribbon a the time that the conveyance hasbeen running, as well as the time at which the re cording-marks havebeen made, substantially as described.

2. In a passenger-recording device, a stationary step, q, and yieldingplate 9*, with their electrodes Q R, an armature-lever, a marker, abattery, and electro-magnets and wires leading thereto for operatingelectrically said armature and lever, as described, combined with thebrake, electro-magnet Bin the circuit and its armature, means applied toroller (1 regulating its speed by said brake, ribbon a, and independentmechanical means applied to roller (I to feed the ribbon a,substantially as de-- scribed.

3. In a passenger-recording device, a reel carrying the ribbon a, aguide roller or support, Z, and a mechanically-operated roller, (1,combined with the series of electro-magnetsp p, armature-levers 0 0, andmarkers n none for each of the treadles q-and battery 00, connected bymeans of wires to electro-magnets p p, and brake-magnet 7c in the maincircuit, as and for the purpose set forth.

4:. In a passenger-recording device for the purpose set forth, themechanically-operated roller (1 and its brake-drum d", in combinationwith the ratchet or gear wheel h, its brake h, and electrically-operatedlocking and releasing pawl t, as and for the purpose set forth.

5. In a recording device for the purpose set forth, the stationary stepq, having hinged to it the yielding plate 1', and the interposed springsr o in combination with the flexible guards and packings s at thejunction of the outer edges of said step and yielding plate, asdescribed.

In testimony whereof we have affixed our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

AUGUSTUS TORREY. DENNIS J. CASEY.

Witnesses:

GEO. L. NADOLLEOK, WM. 13. STILSON.

